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South Africa: Constitutional Court rules on citizenship

May 6, 2025 3:33 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Constitutional Court rules on citizenship

Law which stripped citizenship from South Africans who took another country’s citizenship is unconstitutional By Tania Broughton The Constitutional Court has confirmed the unconstitutionality of a law which automatically stripped South Africans of citizenship if they took citizenship of another […]


Chuka community’s push for recognition as Kenya’s 45th tribe reaches Parliament

April 30, 2025 6:04 pm Published by Comments Off on Chuka community’s push for recognition as Kenya’s 45th tribe reaches Parliament

By Maureen Kinyanjui A fresh call for the Chuka community in Kenya to be officially recognised as a separate tribe was raised in Parliament, with MPs urged to take action to address issues of identity and cultural preservation. The Public […]


Cote d’Ivoire: Code de la nationalité/Augustin Kouamé : “Tidjane Thiam est indiscutablement ivoirien”

April 28, 2025 3:22 pm Published by Comments Off on Cote d’Ivoire: Code de la nationalité/Augustin Kouamé : “Tidjane Thiam est indiscutablement ivoirien”

Par Patrick N’Guessan Le directeur des affaires civiles et pénales du ministère de la Justice et des Droits de l’Homme, le Magistrat hors hiérarchie, Augustin Kouamé Yao, a animé le 28 avril 2025, à la salle des pas perdus du […]


Burkinabè, une nationalité prisée selon le conseil des ministres du 24 avril 2025

April 24, 2025 9:24 pm Published by Comments Off on Burkinabè, une nationalité prisée selon le conseil des ministres du 24 avril 2025

Ouagadougou, 24 avril 2025). Le Président du Faso, Chef de l’État, le Capitaine Ibrahim TRAORÉ a présidé ce jeudi, l’hebdomadaire Conseil des ministres. Lors du point fait à la presse à la fin des travaux, le ministre Porte-parole du gouvernement, […]


Kenya: Parliamentary Budget Office projects Sh40 million annual revenue from Diaspora Citizenship Bill

April 22, 2025 11:10 pm Published by Comments Off on Kenya: Parliamentary Budget Office projects Sh40 million annual revenue from Diaspora Citizenship Bill

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has projected that the proposed Kenya Citizenship and Immigration (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which aims to allow individuals born outside Kenya with Kenyan ancestry to apply for citizenship, could generate Sh40 million annually for the government […]


Ivory Coast court strikes Thiam’s name off electoral roll over French nationality

April 22, 2025 10:55 pm Published by Comments Off on Ivory Coast court strikes Thiam’s name off electoral roll over French nationality

ABIDJAN, April 22 (Reuters) – A court in Ivory Coast ruled on Tuesday that opposition leader and former Credit Suisse Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam should be removed from the electoral roll because he was a French national when he registered, […]


Digital ID systems in Africa: A dream of inclusion or a threat to privacy?

April 21, 2025 7:02 pm Published by Comments Off on Digital ID systems in Africa: A dream of inclusion or a threat to privacy?

It’s important that individuals understand their rights and responsibilities in the digital age by Cecilia Maundu Across Africa, governments are rapidly rolling out digital ID systems to improve service delivery, foster economic inclusion, and enhance security. From Kenya’s Maisha Namba […]


South Africa: Schreiber on Afrikaner farmers’ citizenship as Ramaphosa downplays African Americans refugee offer

April 18, 2025 5:25 pm Published by Comments Off on South Africa: Schreiber on Afrikaner farmers’ citizenship as Ramaphosa downplays African Americans refugee offer

US President Donald Trump has offered Afrikaner farmers the chance to relocate to the US as refugees. By Molefe Seeletsa Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has suggested that no Afrikaner farmers’ citizenship will be revoked, while President Cyril Ramaphosa has […]


Côte d’Ivoire : Thiam toujours en course pour la présidentielle 2025

April 14, 2025 5:30 pm Published by Comments Off on Côte d’Ivoire : Thiam toujours en course pour la présidentielle 2025

En Côte d’Ivoire, Tidjane Thiam poursuit sa course à la présidentielle d’octobre 2025. Le président du Parti démocratique de Côte d’Ivoire (PDCI) est accusé par une membre dissidente de son propre parti d’avoir menti sur sa nationalité ivoirienne. Cependant, la […]